ADHD - A Dividend Not Disaster

Once upon a time there were two old ladies who lived in a shabby little house near a railroad switchyard. At one time, the living room with its big picture window had been their favorite place to sit. However, the view from their window had become increasingly depressing over the years. No matter how hard they tried to keep the window clean, it was always dirty from the activity in the train yard.

One day, they hired a skilled artist to paint a forest landscape over the glass. When he had finished, the afternoon light shone through the window on a beautiful woodland scene. The living room had become more beautiful than ever! And the two old women had a brand-new perspective on life.

Parents of ADHD kids need much the same thing. Yet far from simply "painting over" the challenges of ADHD, many parents could use a completely new perspective about their children, We would all like to have the "don't-rock-the-boat" kid; we don't want our lives in constant turmoil. But as with many things in life, the more effort that's required, the more rewarding the successes will be. In order to get that new perspective, we desperately need to see the benefits and to tap into the dividends of ADHD's unique characteristics.

The last thing in the world parents want to learn is that their beloved little bundle of joy has a prognosis that might limit his opportunities, particularly when he's just starting out, The stereotype ADHD has given to these kids is simply awfu|. And most parents lack either the understanding or the confidence to challenge the conventional thinking. There is a lot of hype surrounding this issue. Is it a real condition?

Aren't ADHD kids just unruly, undisciplined, or unloved? Shouldn't we just stop feeding them so much sugar and expect them to pay attention in class? Is this all part of some conspiracy to drug children into submission?
 
The truth is out there, Every parent knows that stereo typing kids is dangerous and deceptive. It can do unseen damage to a child's understanding of who he is and what he is able to accomplish in life. As early as kindergarten, if a child is told that he has a mental disability and he begins to feel he is destined to fail, he will begin to live up to the expectation. He will become the classic underachiever. And as these kids become teenagers, their lack of self-respect can take on a desperate quality, putting them at risk for undesirable behaviors such as substance abuse or even suicidal feelings. Finding the hope behind the mask of ADHD Imperative.

Diane has a goldfish that will probably outlive everyone in her family. This 29-cent prize had been in a bowl on the kitchen sink for the past six years, swimming around and around in a tight little circle. One day, she moved Sgt. Pepper to a huge tank, six times the size of his old domain. For the first several days, he continued to swim in the same tight little circles the size of his old bowl. He didn't understand that his world had expanded. In a similar way, a child who becomes "that ADHD kid who drives everyone nuts" may never understand what he can accomplish with his unique set of gifts. And if he is never given permission to be anything different, most likely he never will.

Well, that's why we think it's time to expand the bowl in which ADHD kids have been placed. In the following posts, I want to offer:

• encouragement for you, your family, and your child or children diagnosed with ADHD; 
• the positive side of ADHD--the gifts and abilities of these uniquely created people; and
• a new perspective for any of you--parents, caregivers, and educators--who have the privilege---that's right, the privilege--of having an ADHD kid in your life.

Walt is a physician. Diane and I (Dennis) are parents of ADHD kids. And I've had ADHD all my life, so I also speak from first hand experience. This blog has been a particular passion of mine for years. It has been my privilege, first in the pulpit, and later as a public speaker with my own television program, to overcome the barriers ADHD poses and find the benefits. None of these successes were even on my radar screen when I was young and struggling simply to get through another day at school.

But if I can make it, anyone can. I hope to encourage those of you who are having similar difficulties raising a kid like I once was. Even so, our main purpose for writing this blog is to encourage you and help you consider that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can be a dividend rather than a disease or mental disability. It can be turned into a blessing rather than a curse, an asset rather than a handicap. 

Sure, there will always be challenges and frustrations associated with something out of the ordinary like ADHD. But by the time you follow our blog and practice what we preach, we hope and pray that no matter whether you have ADHD yourself, or are the parent of an ADHD child, you will see your future from a hopeful new perspective.

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